English with Kirsty
A podcast for busy people who want to improve their business English or develop their communication skills. For further information, see www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 226: EwK226 - Lynn Swain - the impact of self-trust on our ability to move past fear and think clearly
I met Lynn on LinkedIn through Carol Constant, whom some of you may remember from previous podcast episodes. Lynn Swain is a TEDx Speaker, Trust Activator, and finalist in the 2023 Woman of Stature …
00:29:47 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Episode 225: EwK225 - Marta Pagans on the power of saying "no"!
I first met Marta online last year when she took part in my “31 ways to improve your English” challenge in January. Since then, Marta has been participating in my conversation club and earlier this y…
00:30:22 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Episode 224: EwK224 - Leda on books, language learning, and golden retrievers!
Leda is an English to Romanian Charity and Public Sector Translator whom I met on LinkedIn a few months ago. Initially I was happy to have found another Romanian connection who enjoys languages, but…
00:27:19 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Episode 223: EwK223 - Isabelle Cottenet on pronunciation tips
Isabelle and I met on LinkedIn after she was a guest on my friend Rita Gonçalves' "The Language Worker" podcast. Isabelle is a Pronunciation Coach & Marketing Translator from English and German into …
00:34:49 |
Sat 14 Oct 2023
Episode 222: EwK222 - Rita and Kirsty on learning languages as an adult
You may remember Rita Gonçalves from episode 215. The episode we did together for my podcast was actually the second part of a podcast conversation swap - and now you can listen to our first conversa…
00:47:39 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Episode 221: EwK221 - Mira Rutter's language learning journey
I've known Mira online for several years now. We got chatting because of a comment on some language-rlated post and we've had a few virtual coffees and online chats since. I thought Mira would be a g…
00:28:14 |
Sat 16 Sep 2023
Episode 220: EwK220 What language goal can you work towards that will actually be FUN?
This is a really short episode, but it's important!What one thing can you work towards in English or another language that will be fun for you?Maybe you are learning a language for a specific reason.…
00:05:42 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Episode 219: EwK219 - Diana Silva Franco on communication and having fun with languages
Diana is “a very curious woman from Venezuela and a big fan of languages!”We met on LinkedIn – it’s the place to be these days – and I want to share with you what happened when we got together a coup…
00:33:18 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
Episode 218: EwK218 - How to create content in another language without feeling overwhelmed
I haven’t done a solo episode for a while, so I decided to talk about producing content in other languages.This is relevant for me at the moment because I’m creating a presentation in Romanian and wr…
00:23:17 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Episode 217: EwK217 - Antoni Maroto - the Medical communicator
Antoni Maroto is a freelance medical communicator who aims to produce accessible, clear, and inclusive documents for consumers, health care providers, patients, and regulatory agencies. His areas of …
00:27:27 |
Sun 06 Aug 2023
Episode 216: EwK216 - Sancha Moran on working with multiple languages and bringing children up bilingually
Sancha and I got to know each other on LinkedIn and I was interested to find out more about her, her work, her family, and her story.In this conversation, we talk about:Sancha's first experiences wor…
00:28:23 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Episode 215: EwK215 - Rita Prazeres Gonçalves and Kirsty on languages – why they are so important to us and how we help others to learn them
Where do I start? When Rita and I get together we never really know what will happen! We have all kinds of ideas for projects and I’m sure you’ll hear more about those soon.But this time we talked ab…
00:58:12 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Episode 214: EwK214 - Nadezhda Chalykh on language and intercultural communication
Nadezhda Chalykh is a trainer, consultant and lecturer working in the field of intercultural communication. Here are some of the topics that we discussed in our conversation about language, culture, …
00:33:08 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
Episode 213: EwK213 - Leanna Lee on learning new languages independently as an adult
Leanna and I connected when Leanna message me on LinkedIn. First I thought our conversation would be about language teaching, but in the end, we also talked about:How speaking (and learning) addition…
00:23:05 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Episode 212: English with Kirsty 212 - Maribel Aburto on founding a new business and using language skills to reach new clients
Two things really impressed me about Maribel’s story:If you want something and it doesn’t exist, create the opportunity yourself! You’ll see how this worked out for Maribel as we talk about her story…
00:21:39 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Episode 211: English with Kirsty 211 - 5 things to think about when learning a new language as an adult
Today I'm looking at some of the differences between studying a language at school and learning as an independent adult. We have more opportunities as an adult and more freedom to customise the learn…
00:16:01 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Episode 210: English with Kirsty 2010 - interview with Bogdana Teclas
Bogdana and I met a few weeks ago on LinkedIn - my new favourite social media platform!Bogdana is a Creative Digital Marketing Passionate Entrepreneur. Throughout the years she has worked with more …
00:28:08 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Episode 209: English with Kirsty 209 - Sorina Dascal on her bilingual business journey and what she has learned
It was hard to find a title for this interview with Sorina Dascal from Social Click because we covered a lot of ground!Sorina is a passionate social media specialist who helps businesses gain visibil…
00:25:35 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Episode 208: EwK208 - Focus on your message - 5 things to think about
Today I'm starting with the idea that we should try and focus on our message, rather than on how we feel about delivering it."I've got something useful to share that will help people", rather than "I…
00:17:52 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Episode 207: EwK207 - Jane Eggers – From online to offline – how real life conversations help you build your network!
After around 8 years of virtual coffees and collaborations online, I finally met up with Jane. Jane is a translator who is based in Germany, but this year she came to England for a different kind of …
00:19:42 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
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